Schauer Jobs Plan Will Cost you $3.7 Billion

According to a new analysis by the Mackinac Center for Public Policy Democrat gubernatorial candidate Mark Schauer’s job's plan would increase the State of Michigan's budget by approximately $3.7 billion dollars.

The increased spending would go to:

public schools

universities, community colleges

film subsidies

state revenue sharing payments to local governments

higher unemployment benefits,

Universal pre-school programs and more.

Another issue is Mark does not offer the citizens of Michigan any details on how he would pay for the increases beyond non-specific suggestions like “cut wasteful spending to save taxpayer dollars,” "review state contracts" and “make government more efficient and effective.”

This new spending would increase our budget from $53.29 billion when federal dollars are included, to an eye popping approximately $58 billion dollars.

What are your thoughts about this?

Today in the first our of my show, Live with Renk, I will be discussing this with James Hohman, he is the assistant director of fiscal policy at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy.